Wifi Locator
Location
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Entry Number
76
Start Date
4-7-2021 4:30 PM
End Date
4-7-2021 4:45 PM
Department
Computer Science
Abstract
Wi-Fi Locator - A Mobile Application for Determining Location Inside a Building
The Wi-Fi locator mobile phone application Is designed to find a user’s location within a building where no GPS signals are available. The program uses a “digital fingerprint method,” that correlates the signal strengths of nearby Wi-Fi access points to signal strengths measured at locations it has encountered in the past. Users can assign names and other attributes to individual locations. There are many possible uses for this technology including tagging locations with relevant information (a kind of geographical Internet) , triggering other applications (for example turning your cell phone ringer off when you enter a classroom) and locating someone in a building (for use by emergency services to locate someone in need of help).
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Randy Ribler
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Wifi Locator
Wi-Fi Locator - A Mobile Application for Determining Location Inside a Building
The Wi-Fi locator mobile phone application Is designed to find a user’s location within a building where no GPS signals are available. The program uses a “digital fingerprint method,” that correlates the signal strengths of nearby Wi-Fi access points to signal strengths measured at locations it has encountered in the past. Users can assign names and other attributes to individual locations. There are many possible uses for this technology including tagging locations with relevant information (a kind of geographical Internet) , triggering other applications (for example turning your cell phone ringer off when you enter a classroom) and locating someone in a building (for use by emergency services to locate someone in need of help).